The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Wednesday revoked the registration on all 16 of the vehicles involved in Uber’s self-driving ride-hailing pilot in San Francisco, forcing the
company to shut down the program. The decision follows repeated statements from the DMV warning that it would take action after Uber began the program without applying for state-mandated autonomous
vehicle testing permits. Uber
argued it did not need to apply for the permits because the vehicles were constantly monitored by company engineers.
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